Jameelah Adams

Jameelah Adams was an 18-year-old Black female who was deeply loved by her family and her community. A talented and versatile athlete, Jameelah enjoyed basketball, track, and soccer. She was also a prominent member of the dance community, performing with the Tommy The Clown dance group. According to a family friend, family was everything to Jameelah, who dearly loved her parents and siblings.

In the early morning hours of January 9, 2023, officers with the Fontana Police Department were dispatched to the 13700 block of Bennington Court in Fontana, California. There, they discovered Jameelah suffering from a gunshot wound. Officers and paramedics from the San Bernardino County Fire Department rendered aid, but Jameelah was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Detectives immediately began an investigation into the shooting. At the scene, they recovered a firearm along with other evidence. The investigation proceeded with detectives conducting multiple interviews to piece together the events that led to Jameelah’s death.

Based on their investigation, authorities arrested Sean Michael Neal, a 21-year-old resident of San Bernardino. He was booked at the West Valley Detention Center on a charge of homicide. As of January 2023, the case was proceeding through the legal system. Police have urged anyone with additional information regarding the case to contact Detective Ferguson at (909) 356-3390.